How to write a leaflet

Real leaflets have lots of colour, pictures, fancy fonts and graphics and are usually created on a sophisticated piece of software designed specifically for this purpose. The leaflet you will produce in the exam (if it comes up) will be simple, will be in black and white and will be done on Word.

There are two types of leaflets:

·        Persuasive – these are designed to persuade you to pay for either a product or a service, e.g. a pizza or a dry cleaning service

·        Informative – these are designed to give you information about something important like what to do if you discover a fire or how to lead a healthy lifestyle.

All leaflets should contain the following:

·        A main heading

·        Subheadings

·        Bullet points

·        Different font sizes

·        Some text in bold

·        Spaces where pictures would go and explanations of what the pictures would be of

·        An address and contact details of a relevant organisation

You must include all of these to show that you understand how a leaflet is different from, say, an article.

Half term homework!

Ms King (Headmistress at the Moat School) has asked you to write a leaflet telling people how great the Moat School is. Make sure you include information about:

·         The facilities

·         The small classes

·         All the specialists

·         Contact information and map

Homework, 19th October, 2015

Your homework this week will to write another leaflet. It will be a persuasive leaflet aimed at getting people to give you money for something, but we need to do a few more lessons on this, so I won't actually set the task until Wednesday and then you will have half term to do it in, so watch this space!

Homework, Monday, 5th October, 2015

Mr Q English homework, 5^th October, 2015

You are planning to visit your best friend, who lives in Spain, in a few weeks’ time. Write him/her a letter telling him/her how much you are looking forward to the trip, and what kinds of the things you hope to do when you are there. Write down some ideas in the boxes below before you start your letter.

Vocabulary
Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives
Ideas for sentences you could use

Letter examples

Here are some examples of formal letters. One is a job application letter and one is a letter of complaint. I'll let you work out for yourselves which is which!

Professor Jane McGonagall,

7 McTavish Street,

Edinburgh,

ED1 1ED.

12th November, 1972

The Headmaster,

Hogwarts,

1 Hogwarts Street,

HO1 1HO

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to you to apply for the position of teacher at Hogwarts School, having seen the advertisement in the newspaper.

I feel I would be excellent for the position as I perform extremely well as part of a team, but can work independently to complete tasks. In addition to this, I am reliable, hard-working, and have good communication skills.

You will also see from my CV, which I have included with this letter, that I have five years’ experience of teaching and a university degree in spells. I have worked in both the state and private sector, and have a track record of achieving outstanding results. Furthermore, I have leadership experience, having been both a Head of Department and Head of Faculty in two of the schools I have worked in.

I am sure you will agree, therefore, that I am the ideal candidate for this position. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Jane MacGonagall

_________________________________________________________________

Mark Quillfeldt

12 Bishop’s Avenue

Fulham

SW6 6EG

12^th September 2015

The Manager

Vappio’s Restaurant

Fulham Road

SW7 8UP

Dear Sir/Madam

I am writing to express my disappointment about a bad case of food poisoning I recently experienced after visiting your establishment.

I visited with my family last week and, I have to say, overall, the experience was very pleasant. The food was excellent, the service was tremendous; the food arrived quickly and the waiter was very polite. I had the Lasagne, my wife had the veal and my two sons had the fish and chips. The next morning I was woken up extremely early by sharp, painful stomach cramps. Unfortunately there were no Paracetamols in the house to help soothe the unbearable pain that I was experiencing. I spent the rest of the day running in between my bed and the toilet (I’ll spare you the gory details, but let’s just say it was far from enjoyable). I also vomited on several occasions.

The most disappointing aspect of all of this, however, is that I ended up having to take the day off work, but, even worse than this, I had to miss my son’s play at school; I think you’ll agree, that is something no child should ever have to experience.

I would like to make it clear that I fully intend to visit your establishment in the future, as I have had many enjoyable meals there in the past, however, this would not be possible if there was not some kind of compensation for my unfortunate experience, such as a full refund or free meal for myself and my family.

I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

                                      Mark Quillfeldt

Homework, 21st September, 2015

This week, I would like you to write a letter complaining to your local council complaining about their plans to allow a Tesco to be built on the site of a park just around the corner from your house. 

This time I would like you to brainstorm key words and sentences you could use yourself, using the blank prompt sheet below. 

Generic complaint letter prompt sheet

Key words
Nouns	Verbs	Adjectives
Useful sentences/ideas

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to Mr Q's Year 11 English blog!

This year will be quite different from last year. Last year we spent most of our time working on controlled assessment, which had to be completed in school. This year we will be focussing on the exams, which will involve learning how to write various different text types, such as letters, speeches, articles, etc. and reading comprehension. This means that most of the homework will involve practicing the things we have been learning about in lessons. 

I will post various bits and bobs on here throughout the year, including details of homework tasks, information about the exams and copies of the worksheets that have been used in lessons, so if you want to know what's what, this is the place to check!